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#19 Brandon McManus
Position: PK/P
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Hatfield, Pa.
High School: North Penn
Honors: Named National Honorable Mention Specialist of the Week (Oct. 12, 2009) … named MAC Specialist of the Week (Sept. 21, 2009; Nov. 9, 2009) … named the coaches’ special teams player of the week twice (Sept. 20, 2009; Nov. 6, 2009).
2009: Played in all 13 games … the only freshman to play in every game … tied fellow freshman Bernard Pierce as Temple’s single-season scoring leader with 96 points … finished the season with 17-of-24 in field goals and 45-of-48 in points-after-touchdowns … also racked up 4,869 yards on78 kickoffs (62.4 average) … made three extra points against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … also had five kickoffs for 280 yards (56.0 average) … had a 24-yard field goal and two extra points at Ohio … made two field goals and five extra points in the win over Kent State … had a busy night in the win at Akron … tied the school records for PATs made and attempted in a game with eight against the Zips … kicked the game-winning field goal-- an 18-yarder-- in the win over Miami en route to MAC Specialist of the Week and the coaches’ special teams player of the game honors … had two field goals, including a season-long 45-yarder, in the win at Navy … made two field goals and four extra points in the win at Toledo … also kicked off eight times for 474 yards for a 59.2 average … kicked off five times for 298 yards (59.6 average) and made three extra points in the win over Army … converted a 27-yard field goal and three extra points in the win over Ball State … made a 40-yard field goal and three extra points in the win at Eastern Michigan … also averaged 64.2 yards per kickoff … made three field goals and four extra points in the win over Buffalo … scored all of TU’s points at No. 5 Penn State … nailed 25 and 35-foot field goals … also had two kickoffs for 120 yards en route to MAC Specialist of the Week honors and the coaches’ special teams player of the game … had a tremendous debut against Villanova … had five kickoffs for 327 yards, averaging 65.4 yards per kick … put TU on the scoreboard with a 35-yard field goal … then added three extra points against the Wildcats ... lettered.
High School: Selected for the 2009 Big 33 All-Star Game ... four-year letterwinner at placekicker and punter for coach Dick Beck (Temple football 1987-90) at North Penn HS ... first-team All-Suburban One Conference and first-team Times-Herald All-Area as a senior ... made a perfect 78-of-78 PATs in 2008 ... 68 of 80 kickoffs were touchbacks ... in his prep career, made 15-of-22 field goals, seven FG were longer than 40 yards ... had 229 career points ... helped team to two district championships (2008, 2005) and two conference championships (2008, 2006) during his four years ... earned Honorable Mention All-State, first-team All-League, and first-team All-Area as a junior after making a school record and District 1 record 55-yard field goal ... as a sophomore in 2006, earned first-team All-League and first-team All-Area accolades ... as a freshman, named second-team All-League ... Honor Roll student ... attended the 2008 Al Golden Football Camp.
Personal: Brandon Tyler McManus ... born July 25, 1991, in Philadelphia, Pa. ... parents are Susan and Dennis McManus ... has an older sister, Lauren (21) ... mother played basketball and tennis at Philadelphia University ... sister plays soccer at Slippery Rock ... wants to become an orthopedic surgeon ... kinesiology major.
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